bə̇ˈlēgə(r), bē- transitive verb
( beleaguered ; beleaguered ; beleaguering -g(ə)riŋ ; beleaguers )
Etymology: Dutch belegeren, from be- + leger camp, from Middle Dutch lēgher; akin to Old High German legar couch, lair — more at lair
1. : to surround with an army so as to prevent escape : besiege , beset
beleaguer a town
2. : to hem in : bottle up
3. : to subject to oppressive or grievous forces : harass
pests that beleaguer Alberta wheat farmers — Lamp
beleaguered parents